Patents by Inventor Steven R. Ligon

Steven R. Ligon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for determining performance level capabilities in view of predetermined model criteria
    Patent number: 7761316
    Abstract: Described is a process and system for tracing a company's work products to the equivalent work product element requirements for individual maturity models in order to ascertain an approximate determination of the maturity level of a particular maturity model that has been achieved by the company. The maturity models included, for example, CMM-based models, or maturity model equivalents such as, contractor operational processes and ISO (International Standards Organization) requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: Steven R. Ligon, William R. Gaither, Douglas S. Barron
  • System and method for determining performance level capabilities in view of predetermined model criteria
    Publication number: 20040098299
    Abstract: Described is a process and system for tracing a company's work products to the equivalent work product element requirements for individual maturity models in order to ascertain an approximate determination of the maturity level of a particular maturity model that has been achieved by the company. The maturity models included, for example, CMM-based models, or maturity model equivalents such as, contractor operational processes and ISO (International Standards Organization) requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Steven R. Ligon, William R. Gaither, Douglas S. Barron